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CVE-2018-18940

Published: Jan 31, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
NVD MITRE
6.1CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 30.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

servlet/SnoopServlet (a servlet installed by default) in Netscape Enterprise 3.63 has reflected XSS via an arbitrary parameter=[XSS] in the query string. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to supply malicious HTML or JavaScript code to a vulnerable web application, which is then reflected back to the victim and executed by the web browser. NOTE: this product is discontinued.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

enterprise servernetscape
On-premWeb App
Consumer Software
n/an/a
netscapecommercialUSConsumer Softwareaka netscape

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150262/Netscape-Enterprise-3.63-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/31
seclists.org

Timeline

Published
Jan 31, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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